I went to see VIDA! over the weekend with Evan and I just wanted to let you know my thoughts.

It is a life story told through the eyes of an old Cuban woman. The dance troupe is all female and there is only one male who dances. If you are looking for a show with partner dancing this is definitely not the show for you which was my only disappointment. However, the female dance troupe was amazing, their choreography was well timed and executed and very clean. It was easy to see that a lot of practice went into the rehearsals and it showed.

The female lead was obviously my favourite dancer - she seemed to have a ballet and jaxx background but her afro-cuban movement was well executed.

Overall it was a great show. Again not a partner dance show like FloorPlay so be aware!_________________Sharon
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I saw Vida yesterday and though I thought I would be disappointed I WASN'T.

This was an AMAZING dance production. The story was so heartwarming and the scenes, and dances were beautiful.

There were a few scenes of partner dancing that looked slightly like ballet/jazz.

The all women dance choreography parts looked a lot like Spanish flamenco dancing with the upright posture, heel stomping and skirt swirling, however there was a definite afro-cuban flavour in the way that their arms and bodies moved for some of the dances.

The story is of the Cuban social movement from the 1930s to the present through the eyes of an old woman named Vida. Sitting with her granddaughter, she reminisces the stages of her life through dance and song. Vida is represented as a little girl, as a teenager, an adult and an old woman.

With the all-female cast and a strong lead character, the production definitely had some feminist undertones....though not in a 'burn your bras" kind of way, but in a subtle and empowering and well-rounded way that conveyed both the soft and beautiful as well as the resilliant and strong.

Take advantage of the discount and see this production. It was beautiful!